FILE - WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks at a news conference before Game 1 of basketball's WNBA Finals between the Connecticut Sun and the Washington Mystics, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019, in Washington. The WNBA will expand its Finals next year to a best-of-7 format the league announced on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)